Meaning
Marks an action as the purpose of movement.
Formation
- Drop ます and add に + 行く / 来る / 帰る: 見ます → 見に行く
- An action noun goes without a stem: 買い物に行く
When to use it
- Core use
- Marks an action as the purpose of movement
Example
映画を見に行きます
I will go to see a film.
Important notes
- Word forms and particle choice depend on the pattern's role in the sentence.
Common mistakes
- Do not reorder or reshape the highlighted parts to match English word order.